# Accident 19990328032479A: Beech A23, Homestead, FL, March 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1999, 10:06 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Homestead General Aviation Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.5293° N, 80.3893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.5293&lon=-80.3893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8883M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8883M-2013-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 719 total, 310 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990328032479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4) THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT 60 FEET AND ELECTED NOT TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED TO THE LEFT STRIKING THE LEFT WING TIP AND LANDING GEAR BEFORE THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP. THE REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. (-23)ENGINE FAILURE AT LIFT OFF.  LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING ROOT, BUCKLING OF SHEET METAL AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURES.  LEFT WING HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTTOM OF WING DUE TO SHEARING AND TEARING OF SHEET METAL AND COLLASPE OF INTERNAL STRUCTURES.  FUSELAGE, LEFT SIDE, ABOVE LEFT WING ROOT AREA, HAS DAMAGE DUE TO BENDING ACTION OF THE WING ON IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA99LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA115), Mar 28, 1999: Beech A23 (N8883M), Homestead, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots improper decision not to land straight ahead after sustaining a reported loss of engine power on initial take off climb with sufficient runway remaining, and improper recovery from a…

## Other reports on N8883M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870315008779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870315008779A), Mar 15, 1987: Beech A23 (N8883M), Palatka, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft bounced during a downwind landing, collapsing the nose gear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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